Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland in 1943. Married to Moyra (MM3MHS) with 2 sons and one daughter. I have 3 grandsons, and 2 grandaughters. Following nearly 30 years as a Shortwave Listener it was not until November 1998 that I was first licensed, initially as a Novice (2M1HMV) - VHF only; then for a short while MM3HMV - VHF and HF with 10 watt limit then 1 year later Full Licence (MM1HMV). Equipment in shack is Yaesu FT-990; Yaesu FT-736R and Yaesu SP-8 Ext Speaker; mobile is Icom IC-7100 with D-Star and Icom IC-E2820 spare shack rig. The main antenna is a 44m long wire through a CG5000 antenna coupler (ATU). A 7 element ZL Special and a Co-linear Diamond X-300 for 2mtr and 70cm mounted on a 10m Tennamast . Power supply is the Manson EP-925 and Sommerkamp FL-2277Z (Yaesu FL-2100) Linear Amplifier and Yaesu G-1000DXC Rotator. My main interest is in the Data modes, such as PSK, RTTY, etc. I am a keen Worked all Britain (WAB) operator and enjoy going mobile to activate new squares, my home square is NS17 and book number 18925